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Show SUGGESTION BY HANK O'DAY Veteran Arbiter Wants Rules Amended to Give Umpire on Bases Joint Jurisdiction on Balks. Hank CXPay, the veteran umpire of the National league, has made a fine suggestion to President Heydler of the National league. It Is his opinion that the baseball rules should be so amended amend-ed that the base umpire would have joint jurisdiction with the one at the plate in calling balks on pitchers. O'Day declares that the position of the base umpire is usually more advantageous advan-tageous in the matter of detecting such faults. |